The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
Exchange Gossip

Little Carl. aged years, had been &c
yerely bitten by mosquitoes al night Inc
following evening, alter saying Tie usuai
Now lay me-" he asked his mamma II
he might pray for himself. she readily
consented and Carl began God, please,
don't let your flies, bugs, mosquitoes ana
hornets bite me any more, cause you kno'o
I'm only ii little boy, not half grown
Amen. "-BlJyI.00d
The crown jewels of France nave re-
Gently been sold at public auction. France
intends TO stay republic.
A Sunday School teacher asked "A little
girl of her class if she had been baptized.
"Yes," said the little girl two times
"T.o times? Why how could that be ~
at didn't tat the first time" said the
little.-Wide Amake.
.'But we must hasten" said the preacher
IL pass on to the next "Noy you don't!
Not on this road" sharply spoke up rail.
way conductor In the audience, whose wife
had mud ged him with her parasol anu
awak ened him from confused dream Just
In time for him to hear those words OF the
speaker
There are one thousand and eighty eight
students and ono hundred and thirty six
professors at the University of Pennsyl
vania.
The Criminal Club" at Yale College, an
organization composed OF students, VINO
have been arrested during their term Tor
some misdeed or other, held ia drst annual
banquet lately, covers being laid for twenty
persons.-Er.
Three teams Of mules happened 10 be
driven 10 the bridge at the same time Tues.
day about noon and IL was remarkable that
each team baked and two OF them succeed
cd in turning around In spite ot the sun
day school words OF their drivers Pontiac
OJserrer.
The above reminds us Of the old conun
drum, why was the boy with his first CT
gar like the mule driver who wanted t
back upy' Because he tried terbacker ant
couldn't.
A farmer near Boston recently foun,
three $500 United States bonds In hole II
stone wall on his farm.
A system of water works will be con
structed In Fairbury this season at cost
$1,000 A tank capable Of holding ,SO'
gallons will be constructed at height o
70 feet and six blocks of street mains vii
be laid to give fire protectection. An EN-
CINE and pump will be used to force tn
water into the tank.
A gag has been going the rounds of on
state exchanges for some time to the eifeC
that the Ottawa girls are giving Where
IL" parties, and the boys don't find OF
where they are held until the week afte
The man who invented that item Is a la
politically speaking. Ottawa has no sue
thing as a Where is IT. party, and nev'
heard of such a thin scheme for bein
cute.
The editorial association of Missouri h,
met and solemnly resolved that II will TAX
no more railroad passes. IL will take n
more for the reason that an elephant wi
not climb tree-Sdn Francisco Altd.
Another mail from Cuba has arrive
with news confirming the story that ba
dts sought 10 capture John Sherman whe
ht was III tuut hOiu III
ransom. The child like Innocence of the,
man. stealers may be sized up when 1t
stated that they expected to get $780, 900 f
JOhn.-Er.
The above can be construed in dlfrere
ways. 1t may be that John Sherman Isl
worth $4,000 to this country, or the lite
may be taken to signify simply that Il
bandits couldn't get him.
The Seneca Messenger spells concerns
with concerned. They ought to ha
sleather medal with u tin hole through
Where IL the ideal wife ?" asks pro-
inent lecturer. In the cellar splitting kim
Ing, most likely.-Erchange
The big bridge between New York a
Brooklyn has been treated to new coat
paint, about twenty tons being used
cover It.
A little boy had repeated prayer
some time In which petition for pleas.
weather was the principal point SO @